Unfortunately, it has more to do with when the member joined. Before the 1980's, very little proof was required. Somebody else's say-so was good enough. That's why there may not be a proof file. Sad but true. Peggy Reeves ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sahara346@aol.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] New Amithi > That would depend on whether the file was done before or after the > invention > of xerox machines. DAR has been around for a long time. I understand > that > they aren't necessarily accepting people now based on other relatives > admission to the society because they're more discriminating on the > required proofs. > > Karen > > ______________________________